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    "id": 737845,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Kenta",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Moitalel ole Kenta",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want, first of all, to commend my colleague Hon. Ochieng for such a wonderful Bill. He has been bringing good Bills in this House. Indeed, such Members should be appreciated. We know that we need to protect our country from greedy people who are destroying it. We have become a paradise for entrepreneurs. We are now a country where a few people benefit at the expense of the majority. Let us look at the maize saga that is facing us today. How can maize from Mexico reach our port in a span of five days? How can a two-kilogramme packet of maize flour cost Kshs160 in an agricultural country? We are killing our industries to satisfy our huge greed. That is a pathetic situation. We need to look at the systems of governance in this country. At independence, we were at per with the Asian Tigers economically, but now we are amongst the poorest countries on earth just because of the misrule that we have encountered over the years. When the Asian Tigers got independence, they protected their industries and labour force from external exploitation. As they say, Africa developed Europe. In fact, to be honest, Africa, especially Kenya is now developing China. How can one justify importation of basic things like matchsticks in the 21st Century? We are importing cement, tiles and leather from China yet we have industries that produce these items. The passage of this Bill must be expedited so that we protect ourselves. There has been a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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